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WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» GENEVA - Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organisation, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.
Iran's Khamenei likens protests to 'coup', warns of regional war
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war.
Iran says progress made towards US talks despite attack jitters
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.
Guterres warns UN risks 'imminent financial collapse'
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday warned that the world body is on the brink of financial collapse and could run out of cash by July, as he urged countries to pay their dues.
Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrage
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - Russia pummelled a power plant early Tuesday as it kept up pressure on Ukraine's battered energy system, while unidentified drones hit two oil tankers in the Black Sea.
French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» PARIS — Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all, without discrimination? France is hiking prices for non-Europeans at the Louvre this week, provoking debate about so-called "dual pricing".
All fatalities in Korean air crash were preventable, report says
The New York Times, Published on 10/01/2026
» SEOUL — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had instead been built with materials that break apart easily, a previously undisclosed report to the South Korean government says.
Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, the Paris museum told AFP on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.
Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform.